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HRC Cries Crocodile Tears for Latin-American Immigrants
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/hillary_clinton_cries_crocodile_tears_for_latin_american_immigrants_2016021SNIP###
"At first glance, Thursday seemed like a banner day for Hillary Clintons minority firewall. Several respected leaders of Latinx organizations offered their enthusiastic support for the Democratic presidential candidate, while at the same timeBeyoncé-styleher campaign dropped a new, emotionally charged ad into the Nevada market two days before the states crucial caucus event. In the ad, a 10-year-old Latina girl expresses fear for her parents, who have just received a letter of deportation. Clinton urges her to be brave and let Clinton do all the worrying; the candidate chokes up as she tells the child, Im going to do everything I can so you wont be scared.
Though the ad was obviously meant to be warm and inspiring, it chilled me to the bone. I grew up in Los Angelesthe great Latinx-majority metropolis I once heard described as the northernmost city in Latin Americaas the child of immigrants, and I have been a witness to the great transformations wrought by the dynamics of immigration over the last few decades. And I cannot reconcile Clintons newfound role as worrier-in-chief for immigrants in the U.S. with what I know about the policies she has supported for that vast region south of our border where many immigrants to the United States (especially those lacking legal permission) come from."
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HRC Cries Crocodile Tears for Latin-American Immigrants (Original Post)
Iwillnevergiveup
Feb 2016
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(13,039 posts)1. We Us Together - Vs - No Can't And Impossible -- The Choice Is Clear
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(131,223 posts)2. Thanks. I'm very sorry to see this (and other similar stories.)
There WAS a candidate who had the right policies, and acted upon them as Maryland governor. Unfortunately the Dem party didn't want people to learn about him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/omalley-obama-administration-still-sparring-over-immigration-policies/2014/07/16/5d30e622-0c9a-11e4-8c9a-923ecc0c7d23_story.html
https://martinomalley.com/policy/immigration/